Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Suburban Killbot YouTube Channel
Suburban Killbot YouTube Channel
I had my internet upgraded last year, which was nice. It meant I no longer had to wait 10-20 hours for a single game to download. It also meant I was finally able to upload videos. I wasn�t quite sure what sort of videos I should do. Initially I thought about doing video reviews to accompany my written reviews, but I don�t have a fancy microphone or editing software and it seemed like an awful lot of effort for something that just wasn�t worth the hassle.
Instead, I figured I�d just upload raw gameplay footage. No fancy editing or commentary, just pure gameplay. I know when I want to see a new game in action, I like to just watch raw footage of it without people talking over it or describing everything they�re doing. So I thought, why not do just that? It�s also a lot easier and requires far less effort. I just hit a button, record my footage and upload.
I use NVIDIA ShadowPlay to record, which isn�t the best in terms of quality, but it works with everything I�ve tried, keeps the file size fairly low and is nice and simple to use. Due to a limitation with Windows 7, it splits recordings at a certain size, which means I have to use the YouTube video editor to combine and process each part into a complete video. This further reduces the quality even compared to a regular upload, but there�s not a lot I can do about that.
I�ve currently got three playlists of videos on the go with a new one starting soon. I�m not going to adhere to any kind of upload schedule or anything like that. I�ll just post stuff as and when I have it/feel like it. And I won�t post everything I record, only the stuff I think is interesting to watch for one reason or another.
I haven�t monetised any of my videos because that�s another hassle I don�t need. Like my blog is ad free, I don�t want to start worrying about this channel as some sort of revenue stream. Playing, writing about and now posting videos of games I enjoy is my hobby and I�d rather it stay that way. After all, I already have a career. Maybe not a particularly successful career, but maybe things will turn around this year.
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